[07/14/05 - 12:00 AM]CBS Receives 59 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations, More Than Any Other Broadcast Network for First Time Since 1994

[via press release from CBS]

CBS RECEIVES 59 PRIMETIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS, MORE THAN ANY OTHER BROADCAST NETWORK FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1994

"Everybody Loves Raymond" Leads the Pack with 13 Nominations;
"Two and a Half Men" and "Elvis" Receive Six Nominations Each;
"Survivor," "The Amazing Race" and "Late Show with David Letterman"
Each Receive Five Nominations

CBS received 59 nominations for the 57TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, to be broadcast Sunday, Sept. 18 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. This was the largest number of nominations for any of the broadcast networks.

"Everybody Loves Raymond" received the most nominations on the Network with a total of 13, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Ray Romano), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Patricia Heaton), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Peter Boyle and Brad Garrett) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Doris Roberts). "Two and a Half Men" received six nominations including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Holland Taylor and Conchata Ferrell), as did the mini-series "Elvis," with nominations including Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Randy Quaid) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Camryn Manheim). "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race" each received five nominations including Outstanding Reality-Competition Program, as did "Late Show with David Letterman," which was nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series.

The complete list of nominations on the CBS Television Network is as follows:

BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Blythe Danner)
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie

COLD CASE
Outstanding Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series

CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (Quentin Tarantino)
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

CSI: MIAMI
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series

ELVIS
Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or Special
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Jonathan Rhys Meyers)
Outstanding Miniseries
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (Randy Quaid)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Camryn Manheim)

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Outstanding Comedy Series
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (Fred Willard)
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (Georgia Engel)
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Ray Romano)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Patricia Heaton)
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Outstanding Multi-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Peter Boyle)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Brad Garrett)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Doris Roberts)
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

EVERYOBODY LOVES RAYMOND � THE LAST LAUGH
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

GENIUS: A NIGHT FOR RAY CHARLES
Outstanding Music Direction
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation

THE 47TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program, or Special
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation

JOAN OF ARCADIA
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series (Cloris Leachman)

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for VMC Programming
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Outstanding Writing for Variety, Music or Comedy Program

58TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS (2004)
Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special

TWO AND A HALF MEN
Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series
Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series
Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series
Outstanding Mult-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series or Special
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Holland Taylor)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Conchata Ferrell)

WITHOUT A TRACE
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Martin Landau)